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	<title>BluesRow</title>
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	<description>Blues News, Views, and Reviews</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 16:57:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>The State of the Blues with Willie King</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2006 15:09:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Every once in a while I come across something that really makes me stop and think. This interview with bluesman Willie King from Memphis is one of those articles. Willie is a bluesman/social activist/deep thinker who talks about where the blues is today and why it&#8217;s so needed. My takeaway: the blues has the power [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Electric Mud Revisited</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Sep 2006 16:38:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Confession time: I actually liked the Muddy Waters album Electric Mud back in the day. I guess that&#8217;s because my ear was more attuned to Jimi and the Jefferson Airplane than Muddy, BB, Albert, and the rest. Now that I&#8217;ve spent a lot more time with the Kings, I agree with Muddy: the album is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;People would rather hear a bad guitarist than a good singer&#8221; &#8212; Shemekia</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:03:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Shemekia Copeland bemoans the guitar hacks that have taken over blues today. Blues started as hollers and songs in the fields, so she&#8217;s got a good point. If you&#8217;ve ever heard a really good blues singer (and she&#8217;s one), you know there isn&#8217;t much that can shake your soul better.  Read the whole article [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DJRadioHead on Otis Rush</title>
		<link>http://bluesrow.com/djradiohead-on-otis-rush.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2006 15:08:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A very personal recollection of the life and music of Otis Rush by a blog critic who goes by the name of DJRadioHead.&#160; If you want an introduction to the music of one of the great blues guitarists, as well as some strong opinions on what to buy and what not to buy, this is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BB says Clapton is the best!</title>
		<link>http://bluesrow.com/bb-says-clapton-is-the-best.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Mar 2006 13:55:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The ever-modest BB King says in this interview that he considers Clapton better than him as a blues guitarist, and the best rock guitarist ever.  This should launch a firestorm of controversy among blues guitar aficianados.
My take?  Listen to the CD &#8220;Riding with the King&#8221;, which features both BB and EC.  I&#8217;ll [...]]]></description>
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		<title>And when the smoke cleared&#8230;.</title>
		<link>http://bluesrow.com/and-when-the-smoke-cleared.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2006 14:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
	<category>News</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a topic near and dear to my heart.
I love the blues.  But I hate cigarette smoke.  I must be allergic to it. So it&#8217;s torture to sit in a smoky blues club for several hours.  It&#8217;s a torture I&#8217;m willing to endure because I love the blues, but man, wouldn&#8217;t it be great [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tinsley Ellis is looking for a hero</title>
		<link>http://bluesrow.com/tinsley-ellis-is-looking-for-a-hero.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2006 14:42:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Not personally.  But he thinks the blues needs one right now.  If only Stevie Ray had lived&#8230; His vote is for Derek Trucks.  Just could be. Read the whole interview here.

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		<title>What happened to dynamic range?</title>
		<link>http://bluesrow.com/what-happened-to-dynamic-range.htm</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Mar 2006 16:04:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Not strictly blues-related, but if you have ever wondered why those old Chess and Telmark records sound so good, here&#8217;s some scientific explanation.&#160; Basically CD&#8217;s produced today are over-produced and compressed so much that they have almost no dynamic range (the difference between the loudest sound and the softest).&#160; A fascinating read here. 

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